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Golfing nine on the indoor challenge
Workers at Burcham Hills Retirement Community rolled out the green carpet as residents and staff waited for their tee time Friday.
Painting at the zoo
More than a dozen people were crowded in an octagonal room stuffy with the smell of paint fumes Saturday at Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing.
Sign of the Times
“I understand that not every homeowner can afford to pay me to work on their houses, so they will generally do some repairs, and if I can push them in the right direction, save them a little money, help them, protect their families and everything else from the hazards of construction — yeah, it’s well worth doing,” said Joe Barros, general renovation contractor of Progressive Remodeling. Barros spent Thursday night at the Foster Community Center, 200 N.
Triple threat
It’s 9 p.m. Thursday, and 32 Spartans form a circle in the parking lot of the Days Inn Suites Hotel, stuffed from the pasta they scarfed down at Olive Garden no more than two hours ago.With discussions of the next day’s schedule out of the way, it’s on to the business of cheers and nicknames. The majority of the group requests their names or classic Spartan chants, while other members of the MSU Triathlon Club laugh at suggestions such as “Weezy,” or sarcastic remarks such as, “Don’t be a Sally!”